#1791: heap overflow should generate an exception -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: guest | Owner: Type: feature request | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: ⊥ Component: Runtime System | Version: 6.8 Resolution: | Keywords: Operating System: Unknown/Multiple | Architecture: | Unknown/Multiple Type of failure: None/Unknown | Test Case: outofmem2 Blocked By: | Blocking: Related Tickets: | Differential Rev(s): Wiki Page: | -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Comment (by simonmar): There are a few questions to nail down, like under what precise conditions the exception is thrown, and to which threads. The actual implementation probably isn't all that difficult. Start by making a proposal? -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/1791#comment:14 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler